Table 2.3

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1996 to 2005

Pancreas Donors

Donor Age Year
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 1,292 1,322 1,462 1,628 1,700 1,816 1,872 1,770 2,010 2,033
<1 Year 3 4 10 7 6 13 16 15 21 22
1-5 Years 5 6 4 14 10 18 10 17 22 25
6-10 Years 19 25 32 39 38 44 30 31 33 28
11-17 Years 268 270 277 297 316 307 314 317 350 316
18-34 Years 575 614 688 693 781 839 932 872 983 1,035
35-49 Years 339 330 373 483 455 485 456 423 477 488
50-64 Years 81 70 76 92 92 106 112 93 121 115
65+ Years 2 3 2 3 2 4 2 2 3 4
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 0.2% 0.3% 0.7% 0.4% 0.4% 0.7% 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 1.1%
1-5 Years 0.4% 0.5% 0.3% 0.9% 0.6% 1.0% 0.5% 1.0% 1.1% 1.2%
6-10 Years 1.5% 1.9% 2.2% 2.4% 2.2% 2.4% 1.6% 1.8% 1.6% 1.4%
11-17 Years 20.7% 20.4% 18.9% 18.2% 18.6% 16.9% 16.8% 17.9% 17.4% 15.5%
18-34 Years 44.5% 46.4% 47.1% 42.6% 45.9% 46.2% 49.8% 49.3% 48.9% 50.9%
35-49 Years 26.2% 25.0% 25.5% 29.7% 26.8% 26.7% 24.4% 23.9% 23.7% 24.0%
50-64 Years 6.3% 5.3% 5.2% 5.7% 5.4% 5.8% 6.0% 5.3% 6.0% 5.7%
65+ Years 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2006.

(%) = Percentages are calculated based on totals including missing and unknown cases.

(-) = None in category.

Includes donors of organs recovered for transplant and not used, as well as those transplanted.

Form changes on April 1, 1994 changed the way Cause of Death, Circumstance of Death, and Mechanism of Death were collected.

Not all recovered organs are actually transplanted. Data tables pertaining to the recovery and disposition of organsare presented in Section 3, Deceased Donor Organ Recovery and Disposition.